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MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOR INFANTS, by Ann Driver
11.20 HISTORY I. Great People and Great Events. ' John Wesley (1703-1791),' by Phillippa Pearce
11.40 FOURTH FORM FEATURES.Robert Browning , the poet and the man ': a poetry programme. Script by Robert Gittings

Contributors

Unknown:
Ann Driver
Unknown:
John Wesley
Unknown:
Phillippa Pearce
Unknown:
Robert Browning
Script By:
Robert Gittings

How THINGS BEGAN. ' Learning to Count and to Measure,' by Rhoda Power. The BBC's ' Observer from the Past ' visits Egypt when the Nile is rising and sees how the nilometer is used.
2.35 SENIOR ENGLISH II. Poetry Programme by James Reeves. Including ' The Sleepers,' by W. H. Davies ; ' Hands ' and ' The Release,' by W. W. Gibson

Contributors

Unknown:
James Reeves.
Unknown:
W. H. Davies
Unknown:
W. W. Gibson

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

Another story from ' The Bear Garden,' by Elizabeth Gorell , told by May Jenkin (' Elizabeth ')
Pencils and Paper ready for a new competition
Nursery Rhymes and Folk Songs sung by the City of London Police Choral Society, conducted by Douglas Hawkridge
5.40 F. N. S. Creek , the Children's Hour Sports Coach, talks about swimming with Capt. A. J. Keen. Programme recorded at a West-, Country swimming bath

Contributors

Garden By:
Elizabeth Gorell
Conducted By:
Douglas Hawkridge
Conducted By:
F. N. S. Creek
Unknown:
Capt. A. J. Keen.

(Fifth series), with impromptu answers to listeners' questions. Margery Fry ; Lieut.-Commander R. T. Gould ; Lionel Hale ; Mary Agnes Hamilton ; Salvador de Madariaga. Question - Master: Donald McCullough.

Contributors

Unknown:
Margery Fry
Unknown:
R. T. Gould
Unknown:
Lionel Hale
Unknown:
Mary Agnes Hamilton
Unknown:
Salvador de Madariaga.
Question Master:
Donald McCullough.

Pages from a volume of well-loved music
Produced by Gwen Williams and Harold Neden , with Ada Alsop (soprano), Francis Russell (tenor), BBC Theatre Chorus and BBC Theatre Orchestra, conducted by John Clements. Introduced by Patric Curwen

Contributors

Produced By:
Gwen Williams
Produced By:
Harold Neden
Soprano:
Ada Alsop
Soprano:
Francis Russell
Unknown:
John Clements.
Duced By:
Patric Curwen

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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